Have a look at this list of common vi commands (there are many more, but these will at least allow you to get some basic work done). Then we'll do one more exercise before moving on.
Note: As with all of Linux, vi commands are case sensitive.
Positioning the Cursor
| � | Move cursor one space right. |
| � | Move cursor one space left. |
| � | Move cursor up one line. |
| � | Move cursor down one line. |
| ctrl-F | Move forward one screen. |
| ctrl-B | Move backward one screen. |
| $ | Move cursor to end of line. |
| ^ | Move cursor to beginning of line. |
| :1 | Move to first line of file |
| :$ | Move to last line of file |
| / | Search for a character string. |
| ? | Reverse search for a character string. |
| x | Delete the character at the cursor position. |
| dd | Delete the current line. |
| p | Paste data that was cut with x or dd commands. |
| u | Undo. |
